Abu Dhabi Ports (ADP) reports that it is playing a vital role in the global fight against Covid-19 by providing logistics services for the storage and distribution of more than 70m vaccines. 

The move forms part of the launch of a broader UAE public-private partnership called the Hope Consortium, of which ADP is a member, to facilitate the distribution of vaccines around the world. By spearheading the initiative, Abu Dhabi hopes also to cement its position as a global logistics hub.

For its part ADP is assisting the immunisation drive by dedicating a 19,000 sq m temperature-controlled warehouse facility in Khalifa Industrial Zone Abu Dhabi (KIZAD) for storage of the vaccine, with more than 1m vials already in situ. 

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ADP’s KIZAD warehouse facility is able to store vaccines and other pharmaceutical products at a range of 2 to 8 degrees Celsius as well as the more extreme range of -80 degrees and is equipped with temperature and humidity systems that are monitored around-the-clock digitally via a control dashboard.

Capt. Mohamed Juma Al Shamisi, ADP Group ceo, says: “As our nation’s key strategic logistics enabler, we have invested in one of the region’s largest and most expansive logistics capabilities. ADP is ready to play a leading role in the end-to-end supply chain including storing, processing, and distributing this extremely sensitive product.”